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WAGON BOX. No. 381,479. Patented Apr. 17, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. MANLOVE AND EDMUND A. PARKER, OF RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS ASSIGNORSTO SAID EDMUND A. PARKER, HUBBARD PARKER, OF MIL- NVAUKEE, XVISGONSIN,AND EDMUND L. PARKER, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MIN

NESOTA.

WAGON-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,479, dated April17,1888.

Application filed April 17, 1886.

* To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. MANLovn and EDMUND A. PARKER, of thevillage of Rushville, county of Schuyler, and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Im' provements in\Vagon-Boxes; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of saidinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and

to the letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partof this specification, and in which Figure l is a rear perspective viewof wagonboX, showing our improvements. Fig. 2 is a similar view of rearend of boX with the rear end-gate removed. Fig. 3 is a similar view ofrear end-gate and irons, and Fig. 4 is a .perspective view of forwardend-gate and irons.

Similar letters refer to same parts throughout the several views.

A is a cast malleable iron side-brace riveted to outside of sideboardand bolted toupper side of bottom cleat, H, by means of bolt passingthrough a grooved or open slot, a", in bottom of said brace A. The upperpart of A is cast in form of hasp c, to receive the staple of the topbox. At the rear end of the wagon-box the brace A has openings toreceive the rods of the end-gate, thus acting as corner-iron. (See Figs.1 and 2.)

B is a'cast malleable iron cleat having rounded upper corners riveted toend-board, having hasp for passage of ordinaryiron rod,

(see Fig. 8,) and by means of square corner fits tightly against thebrace A, the rod passing through hasp in B and slot in A and fastened byits nut, Fig. 1. The edge cleat, B, extends beyond the end-board thethickness 40 of side board, and has a flange, b, that fits tightlyagainst brace A, which projects beyond the side-board. The end-boardthus lies inside the Sideboards, and the bottom boards are rabbeted toreceive it. The levers dare each pivoted to cleats B, (see Fig. 3,) andone end of each rests in hook in of the malleable iron bump-brace 1).One portion of lever passes through a slot at bottom of A. When theSerial No. 199.273. (N0 model.)

with a right angle, (see Fig. 4,) and also turns inward at a right anglearound the forward end of side-board, leaving space enough between thislip and the end of side-board for cleat B thus allowing simply theforward end gate to be raised upward and out, there being no need ofswinging forward end-gate. The forward end-gate has the ordinary rod andnut 6; to hold it in position. (See Fig. 4.) G is also provided withhasp c. D is a plate of iron riveted to center of end-board to preventsplitting thereof, and at its lower end has the hook m, above mentioned.

A, B, C, and D are top-box irons, made and used substantially as A, B,O, and D, respectively; but Aand C have in lieu of outside braces ironstaples A, resting in hasps 0. (See Fig. 1.) b b are iron staplesriveted to the top side-board and resting in hasps c c.

No wooden cleats are used in this wagonbox. The ordinary inside ironstraps riveted to side-board and passing through the bottom strap, H,are entirely done away with. The wagon-box throughout its entire insidesurface is perfectly smooth. The length of boards being the same,greater capacity is secured by this invention than is afforded by thepresent style of wagon-boxes.

This invention saves the small manufacturer much expense and time inconstruction, because the metal parts are adjustable to any style ofwagon-box, and are rapidly fitted in position. All the corners, sides,and top are protected by iron plates, and consequently there is lessliability not only to ordinary wear, but also to accidental breakages.The iron bump-board D D protects the rear end-board from any blow frombehind. The top rod in the lower end-gate acts as a pivot, as well asclamp, or can be taken out and the end-gate removed, if necessary. Theslots in the braces A make these braces easily adjustable to the bottomstrap, H, and the shape of A is such that all racking or spreading ofbox is impossible.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, 1s

1. In a wagon-box, the'combination, with the sides and bottom, ofrigidly-secured braces extending beyond the ends of the sidesand anend-gate having cleats secured to and pro jecting beyond its ends, saidcleats having straight outwardly-extending flanges, through which passthe bolts for securing the gate in position, as set forth.

2. In a wagon-box, the combination, with the bottom and sides, of anend-gate provided with cleats having outwardly extending flanges withrounded upper corners, said cleats projecting beyond the ends of thesides of the box, and rods for securing said gate in place,substantially asdescribed.

3. In a wagon-box, the combination, with the bottom and sides, of anend-gate pivotally secured atits upper side portion and provided withcleats having outwardly extending flanges with rounded upper corners,said cleats extendingbeyond the ends of the sides of the box, andlocking-levers pivoted to said cleats near their lower edges,substantially as described.

4. Ina wagon-box, the combination, with the sides and bottom, of anend-gate pivotally secured at its upper side portion, cleats havingoutwardlyextending flanges with rounded upper corners, secured to. saidgate, a brace extending across the central portion of said gate, andhaving a hook attached to its lower end, locking-levers pivoted to thelower ends of said cleats, the short arms of which are bent down andforward and adapted to pass through openings in the. flanges and intorigidly-secured braces, substantially as described.

short arms adapted to enter openings in said flanges-and end braces,A,substantially as described.

. 6. A wagon-box consisting of the sides and bottom portions, said sidesprovided with cleats at their forward ends, which have straightinwardly-extending side and bottom flanges, and also with braces attheirrear ends which project beyond the same, a rear endgate having cleatswhich extend beyond its ends, said cleats having outwardlyextendingflanges, a forward end-gate provided with cleats which extend beyond itsends, and locking-levers and rods for securing the said gates in place,substantially as described. a

7. In awagon-box,'a series of braces secured to the ends of cross-beamson the outside of said box, said braces having open slots or grooves intheir outer bottom portions, whereby the same are allowed to be adjustedin or out, and clasps secured to their upper outer sides, substantiallyas described.-

8. An extension for a wagon-box, consisting of side portions havingdownwardly-extend; ing staples secured thereto and cleats havingstraight inwardly-extending side flanges at' tached t0 the forward ends,and outwardlyextending cleats secured to the rear ends of said sides, afront gate having cleats B secured thereto, and a rear gate havingbraces D and flanged cleats B, and a rod for securing said rear gate inplace, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE W. MANLOVE. [Ls] EDMUND A. PARKER. [us] In presence of- DAVID H.GLASS,

S. B. MONTGOMERY.

